English Yew (Taxus baccata)
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Taxus baccata (Yew) is a charming, evergreen plant that provides bold levels of colour in your garden, along with major benefits of privacy, windbreak and noise break.
Description
English Yew is an evergreen species with an attractive, stylish appearance. The plant expresses bold green foliage in spring, following with small red fruits in the Autumn season- which look very pretty in appearance, and the birds love to enjoy, but are harmful to humans, livestock, and animals.
Sitting as a true British classic, the Yew is the most popular and well-known conifer hedge, as it is greatly admired for its ease of maintenance and year-in, year-out interest. The plant is also perfect for creating eye catching topiary shapes, as the needle-like and compact foliage is very easy to trim, meaning you can easily get highly creative with the shapes you trim.
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Key Features
The King of Hedges can be seen as an excellent boundary hedge for any size of garden, as it grows at a slow rate per year at 10-20cm (being easy to maintain at 1-5m). Once the Yew has reached your desired height, it can be incredibly easy to maintain. As the plant can get so high, it can be exceptionally good as acting as a barrier to noise and wind, making it ideal for urban areas.
During the first few seasons of growth, the plant will need a lot of water to be its best and healthiest version of itself, however it is very important to ensure it does not become waterlogged. Apart from this, the English Yew is a hardy plant that is very easy to grow and maintain, and can easily adapt to many types of soil, particularly alkaline. It can be perfect if you are limited in the availability of sunlight in your garden (it is great for any shade sites) and just right if you are being faced with some tricky positions.
| Growth Rate | Slow (10-20cm per year) |
| Ideal Height | 2.5m+ Tall |
| Soil Type | Normal |
| Exposure | Exposed, inland |
| Aspect | Full sun, partial shade, full shade |
| Evergreen Foliage? | No |
Pruning & Care
The general hedge trimming for the English Yew should only be done twice a year- in early June, and then again in late September. It is also very important to ensure you prune at the right time to guarantee you do not remove any new growing shoots.
Planting Guide
When should I plant?
The best time, in general, to plant your hedging is during the autumn, but potted plants can be planted at any time of year if they get enough water, and the ground is not frozen.
How far apart do you plant?
Depending on the size of plant, you will need to place your hedging plants around 2ft apart. This does depend on how quickly you're looking for the hedge to establish, however, as we recommend up to 5 plants per metre for the smaller plant sizes.
How to plant:
Ensure the area is clear of other plants, weeds, and grass first.
Dig the holes or a trench for the plants, that's twice the width of the plant's base. When you are digging the hole, ensure you have churned it up at the bottom so the roots can settle easier. If you have a very sandy/hardy soil, then put in some loam-based compost. In terms of normal soil, you will need some controlled-release feed to give the planting a starting boost.
Once this is all done, you can put the plant in! Place it into the middle of the hole carefully and slowly, making sure the top of the roots are 1/2 inch below the soils surface. Refill the hole, then press gently around the edges to secure the soil.
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